So what's so great about DCAM:
Synth Squad?
The hype on this bundle had become
so intense by the time of the release,
everyone began to bemoan that it
could never live up to it. Some people
even had to rack their brains to say
something bad about the sound
demos, despite them sounding most
excellent. After the release, DCAM
was universally praised, and the
naysayers had to complain about the
lack of demo versions of the
instruments, once again citing that
the audio demonstrations on the
website weren't up to their liking.

of instrument in an over-saturated
market of these types of instruments,
especially given the “analog modeled”
category, it had better sound fantastic,
and Synth Squad indeed does.
And there are other reasons...
Before diving headlong into details,
there are a few other unsung pluses
about DCAM: Synth Squad. The first
being that for what is essentially a
three synth collection, and a shell for
some semi-modular action and
interplay between the instruments,
the instruction manual is both well
written, and 110 pages. Very well

Yada, yada, yada...
Those that have DCAM installed on
their computer know a very different
story. One in which all the
expectations, even the overblown
ones, were actually exceeded...for the
most part anyway, there will always
be that one or two out there that are
never happy. But in any case, DCAM:
Synth Squad lives up to the hype,
lives up to the standards FXpansion
has set before us in their other
products, and actually justifies it's
cost, even in this economy.
What's so great about this, you ask?
It sounds unbelievable. Not
unbelievable “for software”, it just
sounds good. Side by side with other
synths in ones arsenal of this type,
raw sound for raw sound, and from
there on, it will best the rest. When
making music, and when using a type

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done on that. Not too many people
comment on manuals in their reviews,
but they should...a good manual,
though not a sign post for the
instrument itself in terms of quality,
speaks a lot about the company and
the company's commitment to
excellence in all aspects of their
business. This is one area, and the
awesome looking and sounding videos
that ushered in the release of the
product was another rather nice touch.
Very well done all around. If no one
else does, at leas I appreciate it, and
it got me going really quick with the
Squad.